Desbien v. Jiang
Landlord wins · 2024-02-12
- Adjudicator
- Stewart J.
- Dispute
- Appeal Of Ltb Decision
- Landlord
- J.J.
- Tenant
- L.D.
- Landlord rep
- Haiyan Zhang
- Tenant rep
- David Danielson
What happened
Tenant appealed LTB decisions dated August 31, 2022 and October 4, 2022 to the Divisional Court. The main issue was the denial of an adjournment request by the tenant to retain counsel at the LTB hearing.
The ruling
The Divisional Court dismissed the tenant's appeal of the LTB decisions. The court found no error of law or denial of procedural fairness in the LTB's refusal to grant an adjournment for the tenant to retain counsel. The court noted that the tenant had ample time to retain counsel and that the LTB considered relevant factors in its decision.